Overview
How animals can be like and unlike one another. This clever picture book introduces the concept of animal characteristics by highlighting how there can be both differences and similarities within a group. For example, the zebra gallops, the bumblebee flies, the lemur leaps and the tiger prowls --- ""But look closer now ... We all have STRIPES!"" And so it goes. Again and again, readers will be surprised to find that a group of four seemingly different animals all have one trait in common --- whiskers, horns, shells and the like --- for a total of thirteen traits in all. Observant children will notice that one of the animals from each group also appears on the following spread with three new animals that have a different characteristic in common. Finally, all forty of the featured animals are shown together, and readers are asked to search for those with specific characteristics not already covered in the book --- for example, those with spots, those who live in the ocean or those with six or more legs. Author Heather Tekavec has discovered a fun and interactive approach to helping young children begin to explore the ways animals are classified. Pippa Curnick's playful and engaging illustrations of the animals in their habitats are all scientifically accurate, keeping the experience both enjoyable and informative. The searching activity also works to enhance visual literacy. With a detailed glossary included, this is an ideal book for introducing early lessons on the characteristics of living things and for starting discussions on the ways all creatures are like and unlike one another. AUTHOR: Heather Tekavec first fell in love with children's literature while working as a preschool teacher. Different? Same! is her eleventh published book and her first nonfiction picture book. Heather lives in Cloverdale, British Columbia. Ages 2 to 6
Full Product Details
Author: Heather Tekavec ,
Pippa Curnick
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Imprint: Kids Can Press
Dimensions:
Width: 26.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.80cm
Weight: 0.422kg
ISBN: 9781771385657
ISBN 10: 1771385650
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 May 2017
Recommended Age: From 2 to 6 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Little ones will have fun examining the brightly colored, cartoonlike artwork, trying to figure out a common ground beyond obvious features such as mouths and eyes.--Kirkus Reviews
Little ones will have fun examining the brightly colored, cartoonlike artwork, trying to figure out a common ground beyond obvious features such as mouths and eyes.--Kirkus Reviews This engaging, celebratory paean to animal kingdom traits offers little ones a lively introduction to classification ...--Booklist ... will delight old and young alike ...--Canadian Children's Book News
Ages two to six will love sharing the unique style of this look and find book.--The Calgary Herald ... will delight old and young alike ...--Canadian Children's Book News Little ones will have fun examining the brightly colored, cartoonlike artwork, trying to figure out a common ground beyond obvious features such as mouths and eyes.--Kirkus Reviews This engaging, celebratory paean to animal kingdom traits offers little ones a lively introduction to classification ...--Booklist
Author Information
Heather Tekavec first fell in love with children's literature while working as a preschool teacher. Different? Same! is her eleventh published book and her first nonfiction picture book. Heather lives in Cloverdale, British Columbia.
